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Wed, 8 Dec 2021
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Bus Services
Marian Harkin
43. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the provision of funding for the new S3 Sligo town bus route designed by the National Transport Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60657/21]
Wed, 8 Dec 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Marian Harkin
48. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Finance if he will reverse the decision to cut the employment wage subsidy scheme given the crisis being faced by the hospitality industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60656/21]
Tue, 7 Dec 2021
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Departmental Programmes
Marian Harkin
51. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the arrangements that are being put in place to ensure an effective LEADER programme from 2023. [60566/21]
Tue, 7 Dec 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Marian Harkin
122. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the specific supports that are available for the indoor play sector whose business has collapsed in recent days due to new Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59831/21]
Tue, 7 Dec 2021
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Dental Services
Marian Harkin
198. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that VAT is not a barrier to ensuring uninterrupted access to affordable dental care (details supplied). [59832/21]
Tue, 7 Dec 2021
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Defective Building Materials
Marian Harkin
245. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress that has been made on the inclusion of County Sligo in the defective concrete blocks grant scheme and the pyrite remediation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60173/21]
Tue, 7 Dec 2021
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Social Welfare Schemes
Marian Harkin
354. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Social Protection the alternative that will be offered to staff in job clubs and if those staff who do transfer across to the new regional employment service will be covered by the transfer of undertaking. [60575/21]
Tue, 7 Dec 2021
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Social Welfare Schemes
Marian Harkin
381. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Social Protection if the transfer of undertakings directive will apply to workers currently employed in job clubs in cases in which they are offered employment by the successful bidders for the new local employment services. [60459/21]
Tue, 7 Dec 2021
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Health Services Staff
Marian Harkin
535. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the current shortfall of more than 100 nurse specialists in neurology in the Irish healthcare system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60051/21]
Tue, 7 Dec 2021
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Health Services Staff
Marian Harkin
536. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health when the current shortfall of nurse specialists in neurology in Sligo University Hospital (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60052/21]
Tue, 7 Dec 2021
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Animal Breeding
Marian Harkin
647. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is compensation available on designated land with an equine breeding programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59881/21]
Fri, 3 Dec 2021
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Family Resource Centres
Marian Harkin
5. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to expand the family resource centre network; and if he will prioritise Manorhamilton, Country Leitrim, as a location for a family resource centre. [59681/21]
Tue, 30 Nov 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Marian Harkin
138. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the further supports being developed to enable the hospitality sector to function effectively while the pandemic persists; if he will consider supports for the implementation of an affordable ventilation scheme for this and other high-risk environments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58322/21]
Thu, 25 Nov 2021
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Departmental Schemes
Marian Harkin
23. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Social Protection the position with regard to staff currently employed in job clubs; and if they will be treated fairly and be eligible to redundancy payments when the new local employment services are established. [50098/21]
Thu, 25 Nov 2021
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Employment Schemes
Marian Harkin
40. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine the criteria for entry to the Tús and rural social schemes in terms of restrictions on time limits, for example, a person who has completed a Tús scheme for one year cannot apply for another three years. [50099/21]
Thu, 25 Nov 2021
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Pension Provisions
Marian Harkin
205. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has met with an organisation (details supplied) since the postponement of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021; if not, if a commitment will be given to hold such a meeting as part of the consultation process; if a timeline will be provided for this meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58193/21]
Wed, 24 Nov 2021
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Passport Services
Marian Harkin
83. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application of a person (details supplied) [57692/21]
Wed, 24 Nov 2021
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School Staff
Marian Harkin
108. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Education if she will consider, in view of the severe shortage of substitute teachers available, putting forward members of the inspectorate as well as teachers currently in seconded positions for the next three months as members of the substitute panel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57881/21]
Tue, 23 Nov 2021
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Exploration Industry
Marian Harkin
194. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 39 and 49 of 4 November 2021, the timeline for a decision on the granting of prospecting licences in north County Leitrim following the closing date for submissions on 7 November 2021. [57114/21]
Tue, 23 Nov 2021
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Renewable Energy Generation
Marian Harkin
198. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the clean export guarantee payment for exported renewable electricity will be in place in January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57176/21]